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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	87.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 15 years and 3 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150706
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '17 at 19:57
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$90 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 363 45% 345 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Asus(1043 8414) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 10.1 Reflection 11.1 Parallax 11.2 8% 10.8 fps	Gravity 10.4 Splatting 11.9 10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 25% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
St2000dm 4 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC25 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 407 Write 355 Mixed 381 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 29.5 128% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 67.3 100% 184 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%
CT250BX1 181GB 4GB free Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89.4% Excellent	Read 516 Write 366 Mixed 422 96% 435 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 28.3 121% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 54 89% 167 MB/s

SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 7GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 21.9 Write 8.15 Mixed 11.9 16% 14 MB/s	4K Read 4.77 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 1.32 122% 2.61 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97 3,926 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 25.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,837x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	899x
Core i7-7700KIntel $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	638x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,047x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	942x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	502x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	464x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	190x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	365x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	276x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	141x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $129
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $389